A section of Ford Kenya leaders have told Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa to brace himself for a bruising battle, should he decide to vie for Trans Nzoia Governor post.
Led by Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa, the leaders told the CS to stop imagining that it will be easy for him to clinch the seat, currently held by Governor Patrick Khaemba, should he switch his political base to Western region.
“Eugene Wamalwa should know that Trans Nzoia has not run short of leaders. We are ready to ensure he is floored at the polls if he makes his intentions real,” the MP said on Tuesday, as quoted by Nation.
CS Wamalwa had said he was considering switching his political base to Western.
He said he was consulting widely before making a decision.
“I will be coming on February 5 to hold a consultative rally at the ASK show ground in Kitale to ask for your permission whether I should relinquish my Cabinet position to join elective politics. We will have a lengthy discussion at that time. The message you will give to me is what I will deliver to the President and his deputy concerning my political future,” he told his supporters on Saturday.
The CS had initially declared interest in Nairobi gubernatorial seat.